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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Florence was one for the record books. And we’re not done yet. The National Weather Service says Florence dropped 23.59 inches of rain in Wilmington through 10 a.m. Sunday. That breaks the record for the wettest single weather event in the city’s history. The old record was 22.54 inches in late September 2010. – Advertisement – Florence also topped the rain impact for a…

Hurricane Florence brought days of rain and rising rivers across southeast North Carolina.

Heavy rains overnight lead to dozens of water rescues; roads closed across the county ***For a recap of Saturday in New Hanover County, click here *** 8 a.m. update: Florence swamps county NEW HANOVER COUNTY — After a harrowing night of tornado warnings and heavy rains, New Hanover County residents awoke to standing water on roads throughout the area. New Hanover and neighboring counties remain under a tornado watch until 5 p.m. Sunday, and a…

Sanford Dam near Boiling Spring Lakes failed around 7 p.m. Saturday night (Source: Elijah David John Putnam) BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WECT) – At 7:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, the Sanford Dam failed due to the immense influx of water from former Hurricane Florence. The City of Boiling Spring Lakes posted on Facebook that The Big Lake, Pine Lake and North Lake were all draining at a rapid pace. Mayor Pro-tem Steven Barger told WECT…

Record flooding is expected on North Carolina’s Cape Fear River in the coming week, and signs of the coming flood are already apparent.

A team of three moved and set up the generator for the couple, which Zelda celebrated with a small cheer. (SOURCE: WECT) SHALLOTTE, NC (WECT) – Community heroes began stepping up before Florence completely passed over southeastern North Carolina. Justin Milliken with Shallotte Electric Stores spent much of Saturday making trips around town donating supplies from the family-owned business. “We stand behind people in our community,” said Milliken. Zelda Alexander and her husband are two…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter The dam at the Big Lake in Boiling Spring Lakes fails. BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WWAY) — A dam breach in Boiling Spring Lakes is causing major flooding. Police say the dam at the Big Lake on Alton Lennon Road is failing, forcing water over and underneath the dam. They say a public works crew was trying to do a manual breach. Police do say that they issued a mandatory…

Gov. Cooper: stay off the roads as Florence keeps rains coming; residents at shelters should stay there Threats from storm surge from Tropical Storm Florence have subsided, but the Wilmington region remains under the threat of life-threatening rain and flooding, the National Weather Service office in Wilmington said Saturday night. “Life threatening, catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding are expected to continue. The slow motion of the storm will make this a very…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Fallen tree in Downtown Wilmington. (Photo: Matt Bennett/WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) —  Trees are down all over our area, which means the beginning of a long cleanup effort. At a news conference in New Hanover County Saturday afternoon, county manager Chris Coudriet said crews would begin removing falling trees. – Advertisement – Any trees that have damaged power lines will be left for Duke Energy contractors to handle safely. But…

Tropical Storm Florence is continuing to drop torrential rain across the state as the system moves into South Carolina.

Gov. Cooper: stay off the roads as Florence keeps rains coming; residents at shelters should stay there 5 p.m. update: Wilmington region remains under tropical storm warning The Wilmington region remained under a tropical storm warning as Florence continued to barely crawl while producing catastrophic rain and flooding to the area. Areas north of Surf City were removed from the warning, the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 p.m. briefing. But with Florence now…

Rain worsening; more rivers and roads to flood; residents at shelters should stay there 3:45 p.m. update: Gov. Cooper: stay off the roads as Florence keeps rains coming Stay off the roads, Gov. Roy Cooper said at a press conference Saturday afternoon. “Don’t make yourself someone who needs to be rescued,” Cooper said. Tropical Storm Florence has already seen more than 100 roads experience storm surge or flash flooding, including at least a five-mile stretch…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter By The Associated Press The death toll attributed to Florence stands at seven Saturday, six in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. Authorities say some other fatalities were unrelated. – Advertisement – – A mother and her 8-month-old were killed when a massive tree crushed their brick house Friday in Wilmington. – A 78-year-old man was electrocuted in the rain while trying to connect extension cords for a…

Three years ago, Lavette Pixley and her son thought they could ride out a massive storm fed by Hurricane Joaquin as it moved through the Atlantic. Then they woke up to a flooded apartment and had to be rescued by firefighters.